Quinton Villa (1 Queen Street)

James Trounson built Quinton Villa in 1901 in the ornate Edwardian style. The villa was built from one huge kauri, chosen by Trounson and brought by scow to the point from land he owned north of Dargaville. Trounson gifted some of this land, which was covered with magnificent kauri forest, to the people of New Zealand in 1921.

Walk up Princes Street. To the right is a steep access road to the Gold Hole, a boat haul-out area so named because of yellow sulphur from the Sulphur Beach works that washed up on the beach. All Black Kel Tremain grew up at 44 Princes Street.